Wakis Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Wakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 647 | 1:40,843 | 3,505 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Wakis (124) may also be a first name.
Wakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakis is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wakis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 477,903rd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wakis reside; 93 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 836,439th most common forename at a global level, held by 124 people.
This surname is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 40,843. In Yemen Wakis is mostly concentrated in: Abyan Governorate, where 99 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live. Other than Yemen Wakis exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakies | 91 | 70 | / |
| Wakise | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wakish | 91 | 12 | / |
| Wakhis | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wakkis | 91 | 6 | / |
| Waekis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wakios | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wackis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Watkiss | 83 | 1,538 | / |
| Waszkis | 83 | 55 | / |
| Wattkis | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wakaish | 83 | 3 | / |
| Washkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakaise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakkies | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wuatkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakkais | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waatkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wackais | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wakkiss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wadkiss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wakes | 80 | 382 | / |
| Vakis | 80 | 337 | / |
| Waqis | 80 | 30 | / |
| Wekis | 80 | 17 | / |
| Whatkiss | 77 | 8 | / |
| Washkiss | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waskaise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wackes | 73 | 204 | / |
| Baykis | 73 | 55 | / |
| Bagkis | 73 | 32 | / |
| Weakes | 73 | 31 | / |
| Vakkis | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vakish | 73 | 13 | / |
| Vakios | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waquis | 73 | 5 | / |
| Veakis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weikis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waqiss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waqais | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vakais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakest | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wakesh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wacisz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Baqkis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wokais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakqis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wacais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakihs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wakese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vatkis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weekis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waykes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wauschkis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Watkeys | 67 | 206 | / |
| Vashkis | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bakkihs | 67 | 51 | / |
| Weikiss | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bakhais | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vakaish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waiques | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bahkish | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakkhis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woikiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weykiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakiche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Backeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitkys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaukish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vauskis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakihsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasquis | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wakis
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